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Johnson County, Tennessee Schedule 4 - Production of Agriculture

Starting in 1850 major changes were made to the census information including an Agricultural Schedule. There were 46 columns and I've transcribed the first 13. The rest were just too hard to read, but the headings were:

14. Wheat, bushels of
15. Rye, bushels of
16. Indian Corn, bushels of
17. Oats, bushels of
18. Rice, lbs of (apparently none)
19. Tobacco, lbs of
20. Ginned Cotton, bales of 400 lbs. each (apparently none)
21. Wool, lbs of
22. Peas & Beans, bushels of
23. Irish Potatoes, bushels of
24. Sweet Potatoes, bushels of
25. Barley, bushels of
26. Buckwheat, bushels of
27. Value of Orchard Produce in dollars
28. Wine, gallons of (apparently none)
29. Value of Produce of Market Gardens
30. Butter, lbs. of
31. Cheese, lbs. of
32. Hay, tons of
33. Clover Seed, bushels of
34. Other Grass Seeds, bushels of
35. Hops, lbs. of (apparently none)
36. Dew [sic], rotted, tons of
37. Water [sic] rotted, tons of
38. Flax, lbs. of
39. Flax Seeds, bushels of
40. Silk Cocoons, lbs. of (apparently none)
41. Maple Sugar, lbs. of
42. Cane Sugar, hbds [sic] of 1000 lbs.
43. Molasess, gallons of
44. Beeswax and Honey,lbs. of
45. Value of Homemade Manufacturers
46. Value of Animals slaughtered

Transcribed and submitted by Mary Floy Katzman

The 9th District appears out of order, but the Districts are listed in the order visited. 1st District - Wards Forge (later Laurel Bloomery 2nd District - Taylorsville (later Mountain City) or Shouns Cross Roads 3rd District - Shouns Cross Roads (later Forge Creek 9th District - Trade 4th District - Bakers Gap or Shouns Cross Roads 5th District - Butler 6th District - Cobbs Creek or Pandora 7th District - Pandora or Little Doe 8th District - Shady Valley

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